Jos Verstappen ends the first day of the two-day Spa Rally in second place, after a strong performance on Saturday. Together with his navigator Renaud Jamoul, the 52-year-old driver is competing in his Skoda Fabia RS Rally2 car in the final round of the Belgian Rally Championship (BRC).

“When I first started rallying, I had a lot of catching up to do, but now we’re in the fight for the podium. The competition takes me seriously, and that’s a great feeling. It was dry but very cold, which made certain sections tricky,” explains Jos.

After showing his pace on Friday evening with a second-place finish in the qualifying stage, Saturday’s program featured four different stages: Renouprez, Bruyeres, Fays Show, and Wanne. However, Wanne was skipped during the fourth round, resulting in a total of eleven stages on Saturday.